Do different levels of government (city, state, and federal) pose different political and legal barriers to your firm? If so, describe these differences.

Assume your group is a top management team of a foreign firm. The firm has decided to expand into your country and has selected your local community as its first point of entry. Your task is to find out what legal and political barriers the firm may encounter and to develop a general strategy for dealing with them. Use whatever resources are available. For example, you could interview a member of the city council or a representative from the area’s economic development committee. You could also identify potential competitors and discuss what strategies they might adopt to block your entry. As you identify potential barriers, try to determine if they are industry-specific or applicable only to foreign firms.
Finally, carefully assess each potential political or legal barrier and determine how difficult or easy it might be to address it.